Atractus gaigeae
Atractus gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]
| Atractus gaigeae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Atractus |
| Species: | A. gaigeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractus gaigeae Savage, 1955 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]
Geographic range
A. gaigeae is found in eastern Ecuador, in the Amazon Basin,[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).[1]
Description
A small species, A gaigeae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in females, and 26.5 cm (10.4 in) in males. The tail is short, about 10% SVL in females, and about 14% SVL in males.[2]
References
- Cisneros-Heredia D, Yánez-Muñoz M, Reyes-Puig C (2017). "Atractus gaigeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50951092A50951097. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractus gaigeae, p. 96).
Further reading
- Dixon, James R.; Soini, Pekka (1977). "The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, Part 2: Crocodilians, Turtles, and Snakes". Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (4): 59–154. (Atractus collaris gaigeae, new combination).
- Passos P, Prudente ALC, Ramos LO, Caicedo-Portilla JR, Lynch JD (2018). "Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Zootaxa 4392 (3): 491–520.
- Savage JM (1955). "Descriptions of New Colubrid Snakes, Genus Atractus, from Ecuador". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 68: 11–20. (Atractus gaigeae, new species, pp. 12–14).
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).
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